In 2008 the Louisiana legislature, controlled by Democrats at the time, almost unanimously passed the Louisiana Science Education Act (the LSEA), which was based on the Discovery Institute’s anti-science, anti-evolution, pro-creationism Academic Freedom Act. Jindal, although he had been a biology major in college, enthusiastically signed it.

• A one-time rising star in the Republican Party, Jindal delivered the nationally televised response to President Obama’s first SOTU [State of the Union] speech in 2009

• BUT popular governor ruled out run in 2012 and now concedes that 2016 is ‘not my time’

• Jindal leaves office in January because of Louisiana’s gubernatorial term limits

So there you are. Jindal’s out. Even the Republicans aren’t crazy enough to take him seriously. In a world that often seems to be spinning out of control, it’s good to see indications that there may yet be cause for hope.

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Jindal’s nickname dates to his childhood identification with Bobby Brady, an ABC sitcom character. He has said, “Every day after school, I’d come home and I’d watch The Brady Bunch. And I identified with Bobby, you know? He was about my age, and ‘Bobby’ stuck.” He has been known by his nickname ever since, though his legal name remains Piyush Jindal.

We here in La La Land (it’s not just Calif. any more) can’t wait for Jindal to leave. He has almost single-handily destroyed higher ED and the health care system here. Many people won’t realize the extent of the damage until he’s long gone. Although if our new gov turns out to be David Vitter, it won’t be much better. He failed in the US Senate so now he may fail as our next gov. The bottom line is that we are screwed, blued, and tattooed. So what else is new?